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School Info

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is an international leader in the education of physicians and clinical scientists in biomedical research and in the application of medical knowledge to patient care. In addition to its M.D. program, the School of Medicine offers Ph.D. and master's degrees, as well as a combined M.D./Ph.D. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine one of the top two medical schools in the nation.

Curriculum

The modern course of study at the School of Medicine rests on two themes: extraordinary flexibility and mastery of the basics of clinical science and practice. Rather than lectures, the emphasis is on small-group learning and interaction with classmates, faculty and patients. Students are presented with their white coats and introduction to patient care in their very first year. The blending of scientific thinking and the latest techniques of clinical practice is the pervasive theme throughout all four years. For the rest of your professional life, you'll fall back on those basic elements of medical education. So nothing is more important than the kind of solid foundation that distinguishes this curriculum.

Facilities

Facilities include the complete Hospital complex, replete with some 74 elevators connecting medical units stacked up to 15 stories high and sprawls over 22 acres. World-renowned specialty centers, mini hospitals in their own right, have risen from the site, including the Wilmer Eye Institute, the Adolf Meyer Center for Psychiatry and the Neurosciences, the Brady Urological Institute, the Clayton Heart Center, the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Children's Center, the Meyerhoff Center for Digestive Diseases, and the A. McGehee Harvey Teaching Tower and Russell Nelson Patient Tower. Each major center is designed not just for diagnosis, treatment and care of patients, but to accommodate research and education to advance each field.

"Faculty Interview: What would you like me to ask you? How do you feel about your current work? What are some of the problems in our education system? How does your current work relate to medicine? What clinical experiences do you have? Can you tell me about your research experience and how it plays in your future? What are some of the things that you learned or liked from performing research? Can you tell me about some of your volunteering experiences and how they relate to medicine? Could you tell me about your leadership experiences? Are there any questions that I can answer for you?"
-Posted 01/24/2009 |
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"why would you want to go and work in a third-world country after being heavily trained in world-class institutions such as, for example, Hopkins?"
-Posted 11/25/2004 |
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"I played sports in college and my interviewer did also, so she asked me some questions about my involvement in sports. The faculty interviewer has read your file, so they really just ask you questions regarding your experiences. Casual conversation."
-Posted 03/08/2003 |
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"Most were related to my application specifically. The student interview was 15 min., close-file. The faculty interview was 45 min., open-file."
-Posted 02/07/2003 |
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"Most ?s were general in nature and came straight from my AMCAS or secondary, know your app well and you should be find for the majority of ?s they will ask."
-Posted 07/11/2002 |
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"If I had been able to shape the direction of the Gates Foundation's efforts, what would I have advised? (not out of the blue -- I lived in a developing country)"
-Posted 01/16/2007 |
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"Tell me about your research, or, if you haven't done any research, would you be interested in research, or do you hate what you think is research?"
-Posted 10/04/2006 |
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"Nothing particularly unusual... both interviews were very conversational. Student: what do you like to do for fun? Faculty: your recommenders have said a lot of very positive things about you. What would YOU say is the most important thing about you?"
-Posted 02/26/2006 |
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"It was pretty standard conversation. They asked me about what I've been doing since I graduated three years ago and were very interested in my travels."
-Posted 12/20/2004 |
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"Pretty standard stuff. The faculty interviewer had very pointed questions about my file and the student interview is closed file and was much more general."
-Posted 11/08/2004 |
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""I see it that you are here on your dollar and your time. We can do this any way you want to. I can ask you questions, you can ask me questions. How do you want to proceed?""
-Posted 10/12/2003 |
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"The 15-minute student interview was just a closed-file., get-to-know-you thing. The faculty interview was open file and my faculty interviewer and I had more of a conversation. There really were no "interesting" or tough questions. The faculty MD who interviewed me was amazing-a really neat woman."
-Posted 10/07/2002 |
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"Questions related to my personal statement and secondary. I was asked to explain why I chose a particular college activity as most important in my secondary."
-Posted 10/05/2002 |
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"MD/PhD: "Do you think MRI is going to further encroach on the other imaging modalities? (i.e. PET, SPECT, CT, ultrasound)
MD: How does your engineering background help or hurt you in studying medicine? "
-Posted 07/05/2002 |
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What do you like most about this school?

"It is incredible that most of the subjects are being taught by the researchers and physicians who help pioneer the subjects (e.g. Vogelstein)"
-Posted 02/14/2010 | Report Response

"All of the people-- the students, the professors and the administration is enthusiastic, genuine and friendly, making it a great place to learn medicine. The community is strong and supportive and there is a lot going on (both academically and otherwise) that makes it an exciting place to be. Everyone here is passionate about medicine and doctoring."
-Posted 02/13/2010 | Report Response

What do you like least about this school?

"This school lacks a coherent IT department. There is only one person on staff who knows how to make functional software. It feels like I am going to medical school in early 2000 rather than 2010."
-Posted 02/14/2010 | Report Response

"Things are always the most organized. On the large scale, Hopkins is somewhat decentralized, leading to a fair amount of bureaucratic work to get things done."
-Posted 02/13/2010 | Report Response

Please provide any other general comments on your school

"Please do not pay attention to the rumors regarding the school being "cut throat" or snobby. I have loved my time here and have not found that to be true at all."
-Posted 02/13/2010 | Report Response

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